BIG community brunchThe Festival Fundraising Brunch provides a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the Festival together with friends over a cup of great coffee and a spread of goodies fresh out of the Lemon Tree kitchen.

Shepparton's AttractionsThere’s many things to do and see during your stay including a visit to the Maude Street Mall - with plenty of places to shop, have a coffee and take a pleasant stroll!

GLITZ PARTYShepparton’s biggest party is ready to explode! A night of fun, frivolity and debauchery! Drag Shows throughout the night. Surprise performers serving cabaret realness with fabulous shows, pole dancers tantalizing you, and a whole lot more! A night you’ll never forget...

Greater Shepparton's Mooving ArtBe sure to check out our famous cows during the Festival weekend

Something for the kidsDon't forget KidsTown Adventure Playground on the Causeway between Shepparton & Mooroopna

Performers/Entertainment

Rhubarb Rouge & Krystal RingRhubarb and I are beyond excited to be your hosts for the 2017 OUTintheOPEN Festival Carnival Day. THAT’S RIGHT!!! We are bringing our family friendly, high energy, high camp double act to Shepparton! We are both honoured to be joining OUTintheOPEN to help continue celebrating pride and community diversity and cannot wait to meet you all over the festival weekend…. And don’t forget you can catch Rhubarb, Raquel and I at The Glamour Party on the Saturday night of the festival.

The Sean French Quartet

Hailing from Goulburn Valley Grammar School, ‘The Sean French Quartet’ all study music either in VCE, private lessons or both. This band was masterminded by the Georgy Award nominated Sean French (Vocals) and Felix Lloyd (Cello & Guitar) who asked for help by their friends Lily Robinson (Piano) and Stella Robinson (Viola). These students are all in year 11. With intent to produce a light-hearted soul inspired sound, the songs they will be performing are mostly LGBT based.

From day one Josh knew he wanted to do two things, 1. Die of a heart attack at the age of 40 and 2. Play music. Well good news, he’s on his way. Josh plays anything from Hard Rock and Heavy Metal to a harsh Acoustic Rock, This boy follows his dreams with a guitar in his left hand, and a burger in his right. Join him on this adventure by liking this page and lets change this world one terrible self depreciating dad joke at a time!

Fortessima is a vocal quartet made up of local solo artists, formed three years ago with the desire to create a ‘new sound’ in the Goulburn Valley area. To date Fortessima has performed at numerous highly popular local events including; The Winter Sessions, The Secret Garden, Shepparton and Mooroopna Carols By Candlelight and Australia Day Celebrations, with their upbeat and unique sound surprising many and asking for more. Fortessima hope to see their music continue to grow and evolve and are looking forward to what the future brings.

shOUT (formerly the Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Youth Chorus) is Australia’s
first queer youth chorus that was founded in 2005. We are a choir existing
within and working together with the Melbourne Gay and Lesbian Chorus Inc.
Our current Musical Director is Jaclyn Lanera. The Youth Chorus provides young people aged between 18 and 29 of all musical backgrounds and abilities with a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment in which to develop their singing skills.

Milky Tea

Milky Tea is Michael Serra: a solo artist originally from Tatura Victoria and now based in Melbourne. Playing guitar and singing for now former bands such as Mother Dearest and Abandoned Elevator, Milky Tea is cutting his teeth in the solo scene, brewing up a brand of Indie Folk / Rock one would describe as a John Mayer, Boy & Bear, Julian Casablancas smoothie. His debut single ‘Dragon Eyes’ is set to drop in late 2017.

Slade & Moon

THERE IS 2 (TWO) OF US. WE PERFORM MUSIC. THE MUSIC IS SUBJECTIVELY TASTY. COME & WATCH US.